the pogues

41 Essential Pop/Rock Songs with Accordion

41 Essential Pop/Rock Songs with Accordion

No popular musical instrument has been more frequently maligned than the accordion. Despite gaining hipster cred in the 1990s, its role in pop remains underappreciated.

Folk Punk: Three Chords and the Truth

Folk Punk: Three Chords and the Truth

When coupled with punk in the late 1970s to create folk punk, folk music’s most enduring and endearing traits—DIY, inclusivity, and proud amateurism—shined bright.

The Pogues’ ‘The BBC Sessions 1984-1986’ Honors Working-Class Heroes

The Pogues’ ‘The BBC Sessions 1984-1986’ Honors Working-Class Heroes

The Pogues' BBC Sessions 1984-1986 is a welcome chapter in the musical story of these working-class heroes, who reminded listeners of the beauty and dignity of the strong, sooty backs upon which our industrialized world was built.

No Use for a Name: Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers

No Use for a Name: Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers

No Use for a Name's posthumous covers collection is fun but slight. And because the focus is on non-album tracks, it's missing the band's best covers.

Five Reasons Why the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” is a Modern Classic

A Holiday Mix Tape, YouTube Style

The Pogues and Irish Cultural Continuity

Celtic Soul Rebel: Talking to the Dentist About Poetry